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Skilled Medical

Skilled Medical is a Melbourne based international medical recruitment firm placing locum and permanent doctors with health services across Australia.

Overview

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Skilled Medical

Business Description

Skilled Medical is an international medical recruitment, placement and services firm based in Melbourne and London. Established in 2005, it places doctors in locum and permanent positions across Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and launched Skilled Nursing, its nursing and midwifery division, in 2019.

The firm sources medical personnel from local and global markets for public and private health services, general practices and the corporate sector, with a continuing focus on rural, regional and remote communities. It is ISO 9001 quality accredited.

Service & Expertise

Talent Acquisition and Recruitment

Locums

Skilled Medical provides Locums from Melbourne to health services across Australia, placing doctors of all levels and specialties in locum roles since 2005 and supplying underserved rural, regional and remote communities.

  • Approved supplier of locum medical staff to NSW Health, WA Country Health Services and Victorian health services, approved to deliver locum medical services in South Australia, and service contract supplier to QLD, NT, ACT and TAS health services.
  • Client Direct lets health services browse doctor availabilities and shortlist screened, compliance checked candidates, with contact within two business hours of an enquiry.
  • Job board covers Junior Medical Officer through to Specialist and Medical Director levels across disciplines including Emergency Medicine, General Practice, Psychiatry and Anaesthetics.
  • ISO 9001 quality accredited, with medical executive oversight of placement, compliance and quality functions and an after hours telephone service for clients.

Best for: public and private hospitals, regional health services and GP clinics needing short or long term locum doctors anywhere in Australia.

Talent Acquisition and Recruitment

Executive Search

Skilled Medical provides Executive Search and Headhunting from Melbourne to health services across Australia through Skilled Medical EXECUTIVE, its arm for recruiting and placing medical executives.

  • Recruits medically qualified executives into roles including Chief Executive Officer, Chief Medical Officer, Director of Medical Services and Clinical Director.
  • Supplies locum and contract medical executives for short term or continuing roles up to 12 months, and recruits permanent medical executives.
  • In-house senior doctors are FRACMA qualified medical executives with national experience.

Best for: health services and corporate organisations needing interim or permanent medical leadership.

Operational Coverage

  • ACT (Hybrid)
  • New South Wales (Hybrid)
  • Northern Territory (Hybrid)
  • Queensland (Hybrid)
  • South Australia (Hybrid)
  • Tasmania (Hybrid)
  • Victoria (Hybrid) 27 Keele Street, Collingwood VIC, 3066
  • Western Australia (Hybrid)

Industry

Industry Experience

Administrative and Support Services

Contacts & Channels

FAQs

Where does Skilled Medical place doctors?

Skilled Medical places locum and permanent doctors with public and private health services, general practices and corporate clients across Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, with a focus on rural, regional and remote communities.

How can a health service find an available locum doctor?

Clients can browse availabilities and shortlist screened, compliance checked candidates on the Client Direct service, and Skilled Medical makes contact within two business hours of an enquiry.

Does Skilled Medical recruit medical executives?

Yes. Skilled Medical EXECUTIVE recruits and places medical executives across Australia, including Chief Medical Officers, Directors of Medical Services and Clinical Directors, in locum, contract and permanent roles.

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